Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-19
Tine Interstate COmmerce C0mmission
TODAY.

M. d. Colibrand, freight agent Of the Queen and
Crescent railroad system, appeared before the
mceistate Commerce Commission to-day In con-
necaon Win the application OF that system to
have the fourth section OF the interstate law per-
hanentV suspended. He was examined by Gen
eaI Manager Gault to show the unsatisfactory
reia'.ons between water and rail routes; the prac
uce tnat governed his system in fixing rates,
anu o'ner particulars. He said that the
TouDie IN the south had been caused by the north
tefstateaact to advance their rates 10 the SOUTH
10 commissioner Walker witness said that the
noinis nia mad advanced their rates to western
polnas also, so that the southern producers stand
relaf1veiy as well as they did before.
CO. -. w. pIyant representing the water line inter-
submit some ead gave notice Of his TO
clodeo the nearing of the day.
SECRET SESSION.
1ne commissioners went into secret session and
spent several hours in an informal talk with Mr..
Albert Fink as to the operations OF the law, its
enecI upon railroads. &C. The conference with
AI: FINK was entirely informal the Commissioners
uoSiLng 10 get some light upon the attitude OF the
rallrOadS as to the law
POWERS OF THE COMMISSION UNDER THE LAW.
ahe COMMISSION, In letter to j. A. Hanley traf-
kaiiroad Company, who appealed for the suspen-
SION OF the long and short haul clause state that
IS necessary 10 hold the application under advise
o 1Sng g They then at length into the
- II.
Gonsoer some dihculties in the way of suspension.
Ihey say: ut is obvious that the cases the law
con IN which the Commission is author
Eeu W make orders for suspension are exceptional
cases mat Is to say, cases whose facts make them
stang apart from the ordinary cases. The act does
NOT 1enne tnem; II does not state the grounds that
shall warrant relief; but it plainly Intends that
Inoso GROUNDS In every case shall be special and Pc
Sna tnas only where general reasons operate
however serious may be the consequences in par.
tlcuiar cases and to particular roads and inter-
ndiscriminate rulings on suspensions or rates but
must nnd their authority in the law in every case
congress no doubt contemplated that sacrifices
must necessarily be made by the workings OF the
law, as 1t would be "Quite impossible to Introduce
considerable changes In q branch OF the law which
concerns SO Intimately the commerce of the cOun-
tTy WlLnouC serious consequences to some private
interests In all such cases the incidental injuries
however great they mny be, are necessarily borne
judges as to what the general good demands, it is
remedy"
HALF-FAREs FOR OLD SOLDIERS.
Yesterday afternoon Gen. Black, Commissioner
OF Pensions, on behalf OF the managers OF the Ma
tional Volunteer Soldiers Home, requested the
Interstate Commission to make ruling to the
effect that railroads still have the right to grant
haf,fares to inmates Of soldiers homes. The board
vented the continuance OF the practice. Several
OF the members OF the Commission expressed be-
the law did not the but
were evidently in favor OF granting Gen. Blacks
request.
ON BEHALF OF DANvnLE, VA
Representative Cabell, on behalf of the board Of
trade OF Danville Va, complained that since the
Richmond and Danville road had acquired control
OF the Virginia Midland 1t had violated the inter-
state law by granting drawbacks in favor OF Ger
tain places and against Danville; also. by charg-
ing other points less for long hauls than was
charged Danvtlle for short hauls He protested
against the suspension of the ShOrt-haul clause
Presidential POstmasterS.
The President to-day appointed George W. Nopp
postmaster at New Orleans, La, and Alfred r,
Toland at Asbury Park, n. j.